A man well-known among the LSU and McKinley High School sports communities who was shot Monday while walking home in Old South Baton Rouge has died.

Shelby Holmes, 38, was less than a half-mile from his house on Missouri Street when he was shot multiple times around 10:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Braddock Street, Baton Rouge police said in a news release.

He was transported to a local hospital Monday and placed in critical condition. He died Thursday from complications.

Holmes, a huge sports fan, kept statistics for McKinley sports teams. While a student at LSU, he worked as an intern with LSU's sports information department. More recently, he worked at the Baton Rouge River Center.

"He was a great young man," said LSU Senior Associate Athletics Director Verge Ausberry. "Great family. These things; it's painful."

Ausberry said from what he's heard, the crime appears to have been a senseless act.

Police aren’t aware of a motive at this time, the release says.

Holmes apparently still had his wallet on him, and nothing seemed to have been stolen, Ausberry said.

LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette said Holmes didn't drive, and he probably walked the same route on which he was shot "thousands of times."

"That was a route he could have taken with his eyes closed," said Bonnette, who worked directly with Holmes when Holmes interned in his department.

"It's just a shame," Bonnette said. "I never thought this would be the way that his life would be cut short, that's for sure, because (Holmes) didn't have a bad bone in his body and I know he never did anybody wrong.

"He was certainly not deserving of this."

McKinley High School Athletic Director and football coach
Robert Signater said Holmes was the statistician for the school for more
than 15 years. He described Holmes as a
down-to-earth, good guy.

"Never seen him argue or get upset with anyone," Signater
said.

Ausberry remembered Holmes as quiet and very polite.

"He always had a kind heart and his mother's the same way," he said.

Holmes' mother, Dorothy Chissell, works in the facilities division of the LSU athletic department.

Win or lose, Holmes loved LSU and The Saints and was a true fan, Bonnette said. He always smiled and made those around him happy.

Holmes lived with his mother and took care of her and his siblings, Bonnette said.

"He was kind of the man of the house in a lot of ways and he certainly will be missed by that household," Bonnette said.

"It's just unbelievable that something happens like this," Ausberry said.

"It just makes no sense," Bonnette said.

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact Baton Rouge Police Department at 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 344-7867.